"and intercity services in conjunction with the main trade fairs. The city is served by the Federico Fellini International Airport, at Miramare, the second airport in Emilia-Romagna by passenger traffic. It has regular links to national and international hubs, low cost, charter and seasonal flights. The closest major international airports are Bologna-Marconi, Venice-Marco Polo and Milan-Malpensa. The network of urban transport, provided by START Romagna, includes 13 urban bus lines, 9 suburban bus lines and a trolleybus line which connects Rimini's city centre to the nearby seaside resort of Riccione. The main football team of the city is Rimini Calcio."
"by Nino Rota during the funeral ceremony. Five months later, on 23 March 1994, Fellini's widow, actress Giulietta Masina died of lung cancer. Fellini, Masina and their son, Pierfederico, are buried in a bronze sepulchre sculpted by Arnaldo Pomodoro. Designed as a ship's prow, the tomb is located at the main entrance to the Cemetery of Rimini. The Federico Fellini Airport in Rimini is named in his honour. Fellini was raised in a Roman Catholic family and considered himself a Catholic. As an adult, however, he avoided formal activity in the Catholic Church. Films by Fellini included Catholic themes; some"
"Dario Argento Dario Argento (; born 7 September 1940) is an Italian film director, producer, film critic and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre during the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in the subgenre known as ""giallo"", and for his influence on modern horror films. His movies include the ""Animal Trilogy"": ""The Bird with the Crystal Plumage"" (1969), ""The Cat o' Nine Tails"" (1971) and ""Four Flies on Grey Velvet"" (1972); ""Deep Red"" (1975), and the ""Three Mothers"" trilogy, consisting of ""Suspiria"" (1977), ""Inferno"" (1980) and ""The Mother of Tears"" (2007). Argento is an"
"Giuseppe Tornatore Giuseppe Tornatore (born 27 May 1956) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is considered as one of the directors who brought critical acclaim back to Italian cinema. In a career spanning over 30 years he is best known for directing and writing drama films such as ""Everybody's Fine"", ""The Legend of 1900"", ""Malèna"", ""Baarìa"" and ""The Best Offer"". Probably his most noted film is ""Nuovo Cinema Paradiso"", for which Tornatore won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He has also directed several advertising campaigns for Dolce & Gabbana. Tornatore is also known for his"
"with the project, ""The Thousand Miles"", based on various works of Fellini including his unpublished drawings and writings. General Federico Fellini Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Known for his distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness, he is recognized as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. His films have ranked, in polls such as ""Cahiers du cinéma"" and ""Sight & Sound"", as some of the greatest films of all time. ""Sight & Sound"" lists his"
"like a second road to Rome (the ""Via del Mare""), the promenade, and a water airport were all built during this period. After World War II, many bathing establishments were built on the sea side, and Ostia experienced a tourist boom. The new ""Cristoforo Colombo"" avenue connected Ostia with the EUR district in Rome. However, sea pollution, which became apparent during the 1970s, lowered the popularity of Ostia as a sea resort. The building of the Leonardo da Vinci Airport in Fiumicino in 1956 made Ostia an attractive district for airport and airline workers. Italian intellectual, film director and poet"
"himself as ""one who does not believe and who regrets this"". His brother, Francesco Tornatore, is a producer. Giuseppe Tornatore Giuseppe Tornatore (born 27 May 1956) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is considered as one of the directors who brought critical acclaim back to Italian cinema. In a career spanning over 30 years he is best known for directing and writing drama films such as ""Everybody's Fine"", ""The Legend of 1900"", ""Malèna"", ""Baarìa"" and ""The Best Offer"". Probably his most noted film is ""Nuovo Cinema Paradiso"", for which Tornatore won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language"
"The Grand Hotel Rimini The Grand Hotel Rimini is a five star-hotel located in Rimini, Italy. It is known for its elegance, classic style, and association with the famous Italian filmmaker, Federico Fellini. It is the only five-star hotel in the city, as well as the only hotel on the coast with its own private beach; consequently it is very popular during the summer season. The hotel was designed by the South American architect, Paolo Somazzi. It was inaugurated on July 1, 1908 and continues to function as a hotel today. A serious fire destroyed the two decorative domes which"
"Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director Riccardo Muti, a longtime resident of the city, regularly participates in the festival, which invites orchestras and other performers from around the world. Michelangelo Antonioni filmed his 1964 movie ""Red Desert"" (""Deserto Rosso"") within the industrialised areas of the Pialassa valley within the city limits. Ravenna has an important commercial and tourist port. Ravenna railway station has direct Trenitalia service to Bologna, Ferrara, Lecce, Milan, Parma, Rimini, and Verona. Ravenna Airport is located in Ravenna. The nearest commercial airports are those of Forlì, Rimini and Bologna. Freeways crossing Ravenna include: A14-bis from the hub of"
"in 1982. Aldo Tonti Aldo Tonti (2 March 1910 – 2 July 1988) was an Italian cinematographer. Born in Rome, Tonti started his career as photographer, then entered the industry of cinema as assistant camera operator. He debuted as cinematographer in 1939, with ""Piccoli naufraghi"" by Flavio Calzavara; his first important work was ""Ossessione"" by Luchino Visconti. His works include films by Federico Fellini, King Vidor, Richard Fleischer, Roberto Rossellini, John Huston, Alberto Lattuada, Mario Monicelli, Sergio Sollima, Pietro Germi, Dino Risi, Marco Ferreri. In 1961 he won a Silver Ribbon for best cinematography for Nicholas Ray's ""The Savage Innocents""."
"Malawi. Massimo Vigliar Massimo Vigliar (born February 9, 1949 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian film producer. In 1982 he founded Surf Film, which operates in the sector of worldwide productions and distributions with a which now counts approximately 600 films.. Many of them represent part of the greatest productions of Post-war Italian Cinema, such as ""Two Women”, ""Marriage Italian Style”, ""Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” by Vittorio De Sica; ""A Special Day” by Ettore Scola, ""Django"" by Sergio Corbucci amongst many others. The list also contains unforgettable pieces of European Cinema such as ‘Contempt’ by Jean Luc Godard, and ‘Quiet"
"Cinema Paradiso Cinema Paradiso (, , ""New Paradise Cinema"") is a 1988 Italian drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. The film stars Jacques Perrin, Philippe Noiret, Leopoldo Trieste, Marco Leonardi, Agnese Nano and Salvatore Cascio, and was produced by Franco Cristaldi and Giovanna Romagnoli, while the music score was composed by Ennio Morricone along with his son, Andrea. It won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards. In Rome, in the 1980s, famous Italian film director Salvatore Di Vita returns home late one evening, where his girlfriend sleepily tells him that his"
"made available for consultation. Liliana Cavani Liliana Cavani (born 12 January 1933) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. She belongs to a generation of Italian filmmakers from Emilia-Romagna that came into prominence in the 1970s, including Bernardo Bertolucci, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Marco Bellocchio. Cavani became internationally known after the success of her 1974 feature film ""Il portiere di notte"" (""The Night Porter""). Her films are intellectual and have historical concerns. In addition to feature films and documentaries, she has also directed opera. Cavani was born in Carpi, near Modena in the province of Emilia-Romagna. Cavani's father, an architect"
"The nearest airport is Salerno-Pontecagnano Airport (QSR). In the mid-20th century, Roberto Rossellini filmed some of his films here: ""Paisà"" (1946); ""Il Miracolo"" (""The Miracle""), the second episode of the movie ""L'Amore"" (""Ways of Love"", 1948); ""La macchina ammazzacattivi"" (""Machine to Kill Bad People"", 1952); and ""Il viaggio in Italia"" (""Journey to Italy"", 1953). A film festival is held every November at which the ""Premio Internazionale Roberto Rossellini"" is awarded. Maiori Maiori (Campanian: ; originally ""Reghinna Maior"") is a town and ""comune"" on the Amalfi coast in the province of Salerno (Campania, Italy). It has been a popular tourist resort"
"Catania–Fontanarossa Airport Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (, English: Catania International Airport) also named as Vincenzo Bellini Airport, is an international airport southwest of Catania, the second largest city on the Italian island of Sicily. It is named after the opera composer Vincenzo Bellini who was born in Catania. It is the busiest airport in Sicily and the 6th busiest in Italy with 9.120.913 passengers in 2017. Major airlines such as Alitalia, Lufthansa and KLM offer services here and connect numerous European destinations such as Rome, Munich, Amsterdam and Berlin, while low-cost airlines such as easyJet and Ryanair offer flights to leisure destinations."
"Joe D'Amato Aristide Massaccesi (15 December 1936 – 23 January 1999), known professionally as Joe D'Amato, was a highly prolific Italian film producer, director and cinematographer who worked in many genres (westerns, decamerotici, peplum, war films, swashbuckler, comedy, fantasy, postapocalyptic film, and erotic thriller) but is best known for his horror, erotic and adult films. In the horror genre, he is above all remembered for his films ""Beyond the Darkness"" (1979), ""Antropophagus"" (1980) and ""Absurd"" (1981). Among his best known erotic films are his four entries into the Black Emanuelle series of films starring Laura Gemser (1976-1978) and his horror/pornography"
"Air Force war-hero Tito Minniti, who was born in Reggio Calabria. Its IATA airport code REG is derived from Reggio, Calabria's main city, which the airport is closest to. On the outskirts of the airport the training grounds of local football club Reggina Calcio are located. In March 2017, Alitalia announced to terminate all 56 weekly flights to and from the airport (to Milan, Rome and Turin) stating all routes were heavily loss-making. However, this decision was revoked shortly after. In summer 2017 Sacal S.p.A. (Società aeroportuale calabrese), also managing Lamezia Terme took over the management of the airport. Number"
"back immediately to ask them to check to see if Fellini was alright. They found him lying on the floor, and he was rushed to hospital. He later died in Rome. The Grand Hotel Rimini The Grand Hotel Rimini is a five star-hotel located in Rimini, Italy. It is known for its elegance, classic style, and association with the famous Italian filmmaker, Federico Fellini. It is the only five-star hotel in the city, as well as the only hotel on the coast with its own private beach; consequently it is very popular during the summer season. The hotel was designed"
"long battle with Guillain-Barre syndrome. Ermanno Olmi Ermanno Olmi (24 July 1931 – 5 May 2018) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Olmi was born in Bergamo, in the Lombardy region in northern Italy. In 1963 he married Loredana Detto, who had played Antonietta Masetti in his film ""Il Posto"" (1961). Olmi's films fit into the artistic mold of Italian neorealism, though Olmi would have argued (and did argue, in an interview found on the Criterion Edition DVD of his 1961 film, ""Il Posto"") that this was the artistic tradition he was responding against because, he claimed, he used"
"film ""Due mamme di troppo"" featuring Angela Finocchiaro and Barbara Matera. Antonello Grimaldi Antonio Luigi Grimaldi, known as Antonello Grimaldi (born 14 August 1955) is an Italian actor, film and television director, and screenwriter. Grimaldi was born on 14 August 1955 in Sassari on the island of Sardinia in Italy. After receiving his Laurea in law in 1981, he moved to Rome and attended the Gaumont School of Cinema, founded by producer Renzo Rossellini. He later taught music history at the Accademia di Belle Arti () in Sassari and film direction at the Scuola Golden in Turin. Grimaldi's directorial debut"
"went on to become a leading Italian filmmaker. Luciano Serra, Pilot Luciano Serra, Pilot (Italian: Luciano Serra pilota) is a 1938 Italian war drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Germana Paolieri and Roberto Villa. It was screened at the Venice Film Festival in August 1938, where it was awarded the Mussolini Cup for Best Italian Film. It was considered the defining film of Nazzari's career, establishing him as the leading male star in Italy. The film's assistant director Roberto Rossellini supervised the shooting of footage on location in North Africa. Rossellini made his own directorial debut"
"International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. It won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival the equivalent of third place. In 2012 he won the Mario Monicelli for Best Director at the Bari International Film Festival (BIF&St), Bari for the film. Emanuele Crialese Emanuele Crialese (born 26 July 1965) is an Italian screenwriter and film director. He is a native of Rome and studied filmmaking in New York City. Emanuele Crialese was born on"
"Federico Fellini Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Known for his distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness, he is recognized as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. His films have ranked, in polls such as ""Cahiers du cinéma"" and ""Sight & Sound"", as some of the greatest films of all time. ""Sight & Sound"" lists his 1963 film ""8½"" as the 10th-greatest film of all time. In a career spanning almost fifty years, Fellini won"
"Antonio Margheriti Antonio Margheriti (19 September 1930 – 4 November 2002), also known under the pseudonym Anthony M. Dawson, was an Italian filmmaker. Margheriti worked in many different genres in the Italian film industry, and was known for his sometimes derivative but often stylish and entertaining science fiction, sword and sandal, horror/giallo, Eurospy, spaghetti western, Vietnam War and action movies that were released to a wide international audience. He was born in Rome and died in 2002 from a heart attack in Monterosi, Viterbo, near Rome at the age of 72. Like Roger Corman, Margheriti originally began his tertiary education"
"Liliana Cavani Liliana Cavani (born 12 January 1933) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. She belongs to a generation of Italian filmmakers from Emilia-Romagna that came into prominence in the 1970s, including Bernardo Bertolucci, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Marco Bellocchio. Cavani became internationally known after the success of her 1974 feature film ""Il portiere di notte"" (""The Night Porter""). Her films are intellectual and have historical concerns. In addition to feature films and documentaries, she has also directed opera. Cavani was born in Carpi, near Modena in the province of Emilia-Romagna. Cavani's father, an architect from Mantua, belonged to"
"Piero Tellini Piero Tellini (16 January 1917 – 22 June 1985) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. Born in Florence, the son of the soprano Ines Alfani(the Soprano Opera singer for 10 years with Arturo Toscanini), Tellini graduated at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome and in 1938 he entered the cinema industry as an assistant director. He later dedicated to the activity of screenwriter, contributing to the success of the Italian neorealism and notably collaborating with Luigi Zampa, Alberto Lattuada, Michelangelo Antonioni, Alessandro Blasetti and Eduardo De Filippo. In 1947 Tellini won the Nastro d'Argento for the"
"his wife, Donna Neame, and his three grandchildren, Gareth, Shuna and Emma. Ronald Neame Ronald Elwin Neame CBE BSC (23 April 1911 – 16 June 2010) was an English film producer, director, cinematographer, and screenwriter. Beginning his career as a cinematographer, for his work on the British war film ""One of Our Aircraft Is Missing"" (1943) he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Special Effects. During a partnership with director David Lean, he produced ""Brief Encounter"" (1945), ""Great Expectations"" (1946), and ""Oliver Twist"" (1948), receiving two Academy Award nominations for writing. Neame then moved into directing, and some notable"
"with the art direction of Paolo Ruffini, was held for the first time in Pietrasanta in April 2007. It took place a second time in October and November 2014 in Livorno, moderated by Antonio Tentori. Among the guests was D'Amato's son Daniele Massaccesi, who said that it was above all the passion for cinema, to never stop making films at any costs, that D'Amato wanted to pass on to the younger generation of filmmakers. The Italian film ""Hyde's Secret Nightmare"" (2011, directed by Domiziano Cristopharo) is dedicated to D'Amato. Joe D'Amato Aristide Massaccesi (15 December 1936 – 23 January 1999),"
"ruined Hitler's plan for me."" The writings served as an inspiration for Italian director Roberto Benigni's 1997 film ""Life Is Beautiful"", which won the Cannes Grand Prix and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Benigni stated he wished to commemorate Salmonì as a man who wished to live in the right way. Also in 1997, Salmonì appeared in the documentary film ""Memoria"". The book was presented at Palazzo Valentini in January 2011 by Salmonì, Province of Rome President Nicola Zingaretti and chief rabbi Riccardo Di Segni. Salmonì died in Rome on 10 July 2011, with Mayor of Rome"
"Forlì Airport Forlì International Airport , also known as Luigi Ridolfi Airport (), is an airport in Forlì, a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It serves Emilia-Romagna, eastern Tuscany, specifically the metropolitan Bologna and Rimini Riviera areas. It is named for the Italian aviator . Since June 2015, it is operated by Air Romagna S.p.A., a public joint stock company registered in Forlì, Italy. Since Air Romagna S.p.A. has taken responsibility for the airport, the new focus is to promote advances in aviation business models, responsibly manage the carbon footprint, examine and share new ways to work"
"Fernando Birri Fernando Birri (March 13, 1925 – December 27, 2017) was an Argentine film maker and theorist. He was considered by many to be the father of the new Latin American cinema. Birri was born in Santa Fe, Argentina. After being involved in theater and poetry, he went to Rome to study film-making at the ""Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia"", from 1950 to 1953, and appeared in the 1955 Italian film ""Gli Sbandati"". In 1956 he returned to Santa Fe, to form the Film Institute at the Universidad Nacional del Litoral university. A year later he started filming scenes of"
"""Sulle Rive dello Ionio"" (1957) is a restaurant-owner named Coriolano Paparazzo. The name was in turn chosen by Ennio Flaiano, the screenwriter of the Federico Fellini film, ""La Dolce Vita"", who got it from Guidacci's book. By the late 1960s, the word, usually in the Italian plural form ""paparazzi"", had entered the English lexicon as a generic term for intrusive photographers. Margherita Guidacci Margherita Guidacci (April 25, 1921 – June 19, 1992), was an Italian poet born in Florence, Italy. She graduated from the University of Florence in 1943 and traveled to England and Ireland in 1947. Guidacci married the"
"level since the end of the 1980s. Probably the most noted film of the period is ""Nuovo Cinema Paradiso"", for which Giuseppe Tornatore won a 1989 Oscar (awarded in 1990) for Best Foreign Language Film. This award was followed when Gabriele Salvatores's ""Mediterraneo"" won the same prize for 1991. """" (1994), directed by and starring Massimo Troisi, received five nominations at the Academy Awards, and won for Best Original Score. Another exploit was in 1998 when Roberto Benigni won three oscars for his movie ""Life Is Beautiful"" (""La vita è bella)"" (Best Actor, Best Foreign Film, Best Music). In 2001"